I have a tale to tellSometimes it gets so hard to hide it wellI was not ready for the fallToo blind to see the writing on the wall

Chorus:

A man can tell a thousand liesI've learned my lesson wellHope I live to tellThe secret I have learned, 'till thenIt will burn inside of me

I know where beauty livesI've seen it once, I know the warmth she givesThe light that you could never seeIt shines inside, you can't take that from me

(chorus)

2nd Chorus:

The truth is never far behindYou kept it hidden wellIf I live to tellThe secret I knew thenWill I ever have the chance again

If I ran away, I'd never have the strengthTo go very farHow would they hear the beating of my heartWill it grow coldThe secret that I hide, will I grow oldHow will they hearWhen will they learnHow will they know

This might seem like a weird one, probably... but it always helps me when I feel down... probably because it talks about a lot of the things I've experienced and been through and also has some happiness with the sadness.

Alanis Morissette - Thank You

How bout getting off of these antibioticsHow bout stopping eating when I'm full upHow bout them transparent dangling carrotsHow bout that ever elusive kudo

Thank you IndiaThank you terrorThank you disillusionmentThank you frailtyThank you consequenceThank you thank you silence

How bout me not blaming you for everythingHow bout me enjoying the moment for onceHow bout how good it feels to finally forgive youHow bout grieving it all one at a time

Thank you IndiaThank you terrorThank you disillusionmentThank you frailtyThank you consequenceThank you thank you silence

The moment I let go of it wasThe moment I got more than I could handleThe moment I jumped off of it wasThe moment I touched down

Artist: Kate Bush LyricsSong: This Woman's Work LyricsPray God you can cope.I stand outside this woman's work,This woman's world.Ooh, it's hard on the man,Now his part is over.Now starts the craft of the father.

I know you have a little life in you yet.I know you have a lot of strength left.I know you have a little life in you yet.I know you have a lot of strength left.

I should be crying, but I just can't let it show.I should be hoping, but I can't stop thinking

Of all the things I should've said,That I never said.All the things we should've done,That we never did.All the things I should've given,But I didn't.

Oh, darling, make it go,Make it go away.

Give me these moments back.Give them back to me.Give me that little kiss.Give me your hand.

(I know you have a little life in you yet.I know you have a lot of strength left.I know you have a little life in you yet.I know you have a lot of strength left.)

I should be crying, but I just can't let it show.I should be hoping, but I can't stop thinking

Of all the things we should've said,That were never said.All the things we should've done,That we never did.All the things that you needed from me.All the things that you wanted for me.All the things that I should've given,But I didn't.

I listen to a lot of music so I have a lot of songs that help me through. My top four are the following sorry if any of these have already been posted.

Artist: Bette Midler
Song: The Rose
Album: Experience the Divine

The rose

Some say love, it is a river, that drowns the tender reed
Some say love, it is a razor, that leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need
I say love, it is a flower, and you, its only seed

Its the heart afraid of breaking, that never learns to dance
Its the dream afraid of waking, that never takes the chance
Its the one who wont be taken, the one who cant seem to give
And the soul afraid of dying, that never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely and the road has been too long
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong
Just remember that in the winter, far beneath the bitter snow
Lies the seed, that with the suns love in the spring becomes the rose.

Artist: Ben E. King
Song: Stand by Me
Album: Stand by Me Soundtrack

When the night has come,
and the land is dark.
And the moon,
is the only light we'll see.

No, I won't, be afraid
Oh I-iiiiii won't
Be afraid
Just as long as you
stand, stand by me.

Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more

Once I rose above the noise and confusion
Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
I was soaring ever higher
But I flew too high
Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man
Though my mind could think I still was a madman
I hear the voices when I'm dreaming
I can hear them say

Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more

Masquerading as a man with a reason
My charade is the event of the season
And if I claim to be a wise man
It surely means that I don't know
On a stormy sea of moving emotion
Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean
I set a course for winds of fortune
But I hear the voices say

Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more

Little child
Dry your crying eyes
How can I explain
The fear you feel inside
cause you were born
Into this evil world
Where man is killing man
and no one knows just why
What have we become
Just look what we have done
All that we destroyed
You must build again

When the children cry
Let them know we tried
cause when the children sings
The new world begins

Little child
You must show the way
To a better day
For all the young
cause you were born
For the world to see
That we all can live
With love and peace
No more presidents
And all the wars will end
One united world under god

When the children cry
Let them know we tried
cause when the children sings
The new world begins
(Instrutmental)

What have we become
Just look what we have done
All that we destroyed
You must build again
No more presidents
And all the wars will end
One united world under god

When the children cry
Let them know we tried
cause when the children fight
Then we know it aint right
When the children break
Let them know were awake
cause when the children sings
The new world begins

Mariah Carey "can't take that away"They can say anything they want to sayTry to bring me downBut I will not allowAnyone to succeedHanging clouds over meAnd they can try hard to make me feelThat I don't matter at allBut I refuse to falterIn what I believeOr lose faith in my dreams

CHORUS:'Cause there's a light in meThat shines brightlyThey can tryBut they can't take that away from meFrom me

oh no, no ,no, no, no, no, no, no, noThey.......OhThey, they can do anything they want to youlf you let them inBut they won't ever winIf you cling to your prideAnd just push them asideSeeI, i have learned there's an inner peace I ownSomething in my soulThat they cannot possessSo I won't be afraidAnd darkness will fade

'Cause there's a light in meThat shines brightlyThey can tryBut they can't take that away from me

No oh...They can't take thisPrecious loveI'll always have inside meCertainly the Lord will guide meWhere I need to go

oh....

They can say anything they want to sayTry to bring me downBut I won't face the groundI will rise steadilySailing out of their reach

Oh LordThey do try hard to make me feelThat I don't matter at allBut I refuse to falterIn what I believeOr lose faith in my dreams

'Cause there's a light in me that shines brightlyhey... hey...They can tryBut they can't take that away from me

You and I must make a pactWe must bring salvation backWhere there is loveI'll be thereI'll reach out my hand to youI'll have faith in all you doJust call my nameAnd I'll be there

I'll be there to comfort youBuild my world of dreams around youI'm so glad I found you yeahI'll be there with a love so strongI'll be your strengthYou know I'll keep holding on

Let me fill your heart with joy and laughterTogetherness, well it's all I'm afterJust call my name and I'll be thereI'll be there to protect youWith an unselfish love that respects youJust call my nameAnd I'll be there

Chorus:I'll be there to comfort youBuild my world of dreams around youYou know I'm so glad that I found youI'll be there with a love so strongI'll be your strengthYou know I'll keep holding on

See, if you should ever find someone newI know she better be good to you'Cause if she doesn't thenI'll be there

Don't you know baby yeah yeahI'll be thereI'll be thereJust call my name and I'll be there

I'll be there, babyYou know I'll be thereJust call my name andI'll be thereJust look over your shoulderJust call my name andI'll be there

"never to far"You're with meTil the bitter endWhat we had transcends This experience Too painful to Talk about So I'll hold it in Til my heart can mend And be brave enough to love again

A place in time Still belongs to us Stays preserved in my mind In the memories there is solace

Never too far away I won't let time erase One bit of yesterday Cause I have learned that Nobody can take your place Though we can never be I'll keep you close to me When I remember

FOR ME GROWING UP ANYTHING BY THE LATE TEJANO SINGER SELENA. I USED T SING ALL HER SONGS AND THEY WOULD TAKE ME TO ANOTHER PLACE. WHEN SHE DIED A PART OF ME DIED BECAUSE SHE WAS MY WAS WAY OUT OF THIS WORLD. NOW AS A ADULT EVERYTIME I LISTEN TO HER SONGS I CRY BECAUSE SHE HELPED ME GET THROUGH IT ALL. FREE

Are you there?
Are you watching me?
As I lie here on this floor
They say you feel what I do
They say you're here every moment
Will you stay?
Stay 'till the darkness leaves
Stay here with me
I know you're busy, I know I'm just one
But you might be the only one who sees me
The only one to save me

Why is it so hard?
Why can't you just take me?
I don't have much to go
Before I fade completely

Can you feel how cold I am?
Do you cry as I do?
Are you lonely up there all by yourself?
Like I have felt all my life
The only one to save mine

How are you so strong?
What's it like to feel so free?
Your heart is really something
Your love, a complete mystery to me

Are you there watching me?
As I lie here on this floor
Do you cry, do you cry with me?
Cry with me tonight

Iíve seen it with my own eyes
How weíre gettiní otherwise
Without the luxury of leaviní
The touch and feeling of free is
Untangible technically
Something youíve got to believe in
Connect the cause and effect
One foot in front of the next
This is the start of a journey.
And my mind is already gone
And though there are other unknowns
Somehow this doesnít concern me.

And you can stand right there if you want
But Iím going on
And Iím prepared to go it alone
Iím going on
To a place in the sun thatís nice and warm
Iím going on

And Iím sure theyíll have a place for you too oohoohoo

Anyone that needs what they want, and doesnít want what they need
I want nothing to do with
And to do what I want
And to do what I please
Is first of my to-do list
But every once in a while I think about her smile
One of the few things I do miss
But baby IĎve to go
Baby Iíve got to know
Baby Iíve got to prove it

And Iíll see you when you get there
But Iím going on
And Iím prepared to go it alone
Iím going on
May my love lift you up to the place you belong
Iím going on
And I promise Iíll be waiting for you oohoohoo

"A Little Better"

Now I can sing you the storyline
And if you like my story fine
But ain't none of the glory mine
See my life was a lonely one
And I was still momma's only son
With no idea what I'm gon' become
And I didn't have long to know
That you don't have to be grown to go
I could have died so long befo'
Then I finally saw the sign
And I made it on down the line
One step at a time

I feel better!
I can smile at it now, I feel better
Ohhhh, better!
And even a little is still better
Oh, have mercy on me

Ohhh it's probably plain to see
That I got a whole lot of pain in me
And it will always remain in me
So cold, it's a cryin shame
Yet here I am, tryin again
Cause I refuse to die in vain
The circumstances put soul in me
And there ain't no holdin me
I've got a heart made of gold in me
Hah, can you believe this is where I've been?
And when adversity comes again
I'll deal with it then

I feel better!
I can laugh at it now, I feel better, heh heh
Ohhhh, better!
And even a little is still better
Oh, have mercy on me-heeeeeeee

Ah-ahhh-hahhh-ah yeahhh
Mmmmmmmmmm, ohhhhhhh-oh-ohhhh!

I said everything's fine, you can take your time
What would be on your mind, if you knew you was dyin
I would wanna just feel this ah-one more time
I said everything's fine, take yo' time
What would be on your mind, if you knew you was dyin
I would wanna just feel this ah-one more time
I wanna thank you morning sun
I wanna thank you lowly dirt
Now I know I'm not the only one
I, I wanna thank you friendly ghost
When all the calls were close
It seems like you cared the most
I, I wanna thank you Mom and Dad
For hurtin me so bad
But you're the best I ever had
I, I wanna thank you...

I found this song the other day and alot of people dont seem to know about him myself included.
This song has religous references, but its so true at least i think so.

its called the eleventh commandment
by collin raye

She hears his heavy breathing in the dark
His footsteps coming closer down the hall
She's so ashamed, she's daddy's secret love
She wants to cry, she wants to die, but he can't get enough
The bruises on his face will go away
Mom keeps him home from school till they fade
She's sorry he was born and tells him so
He takes it in, he hangs his chin, he ducks another blow

Did God overlook it
What ought have been written
The eleventh commandment
Honor thy children

He cries for hours, cries and never stops
He shakes so hard his little cradle rocks
He'll never have the chance to be brand new
He'll never walk, he'll never talk, he's addicted too

Did God overlook it
What ought have been written
The eleventh commandment
Honor thy children

Thou shalt not kill
Thou shalt not steal
Thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain
Thou shalt not cause thy children pain

God does not overlook it
What ought have been written
The eleventh commandment
Honor thy children
Honor thy children

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